al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> they're locking the door... ground breaking... >> we have to get out of here... truth seeking... award winning documentary series mexico's vigilante state only on al jazeera america o >> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city. i'm richelle carey with a look at the top stories. a string of tornados killing 16 people in three states, and the threat is not over. big fallout over comments by sterling, clippers owner. greater costs over actions in ukraine.

people are cleaning up after tornados. daylight brought the heart breaking sight of damage and destroyed homes. twisters damaged hundreds of homes and businesses in a kansas town. the weather threat is not over. more storms are moving through the midwest and south. rebecca stevenson is here with more on the storms. it's not over. >> it's not over. it rolled overnight. the storms picked up more energy and we have seen several tornados touch down. we have been in tooupa low in mississippi, where the tornado touched down, and folks are surveying the damage.

the storms are super cells that continue to get more energy as they move forward. it's not just mississippi. the little red dots indicate where we have had reports so far, and it's stretching to north-west alabama as well. the storms are going to continue to threaten powerful significant tornados, and it moves from mississippi, through tennessee and kentucky and carolina, and includes hail the size of golf balls. we've had reports of large hail and flash flooding on the top of the list. rain coming down - these are the reports you could see from hail and strong wind gusts. some may not be tornadic, but are causing damage. all the very cold air in the upper levels of the atmosphere is heavy. as it comes down it smashes down

hard. heavy cold air can bounce when it hits, causing straight-line wind damage. looking at the hazards, warnings stretching across mississippi, alabama, and up to parts of the north-east into the carolinas. we continue the risk through tomorrow. >> i know you'll keep us posted. pictures tell the story. we are seeing new images in social media. we have that part of the story. >> we want to show you some of the latest images. bill sent if in north gloster. it's a street. here you can see you have a shell gas station here, and an oil exchange next to it and other businesses, but it's total destruction here. if you want to look at the gas station, there's downed

powerlines here, and the gas station destroyed. tabitha hawk sent out images and here you have some police activity here. the police is on the scene here. you have a sign blown out, a business that's destroyed, and police on scene as well. in the background you see this car that is levelled. this business here, that is destroyed as well. and you can tell that there's no power in tooup u lieu, you see the lights, there's no lights at all. look at this image sent out as well. this is inside a restaurant. it's hard to look at. this is the installation coming down from the top of this restaurant. it's completely destroyed inside. i spoke to a worker who said they were able to stay safe in the cooler of this restaurant, to give you an idea of what it looked like before. it's called bern 'emmies. this is the before picture.

>> when you think about the damage you are showing, it literally happens in a few seconds, a minute at the most. thank you. now to jonathan betz, with more on the devastation left behind. what do you know? >> a lot of devastation. 16 were killed in last night's storms, the deadliest tornado that arkansas has seen in 17 years. the governor expects it to rise. >> reporter: the quietest start to a tornado season in nearly a century. >> it's coming at us. >> ended with a vengeance. dozens of tornado touched down across the mid section, destroying towns, taking lives. >> he came in, he didn't say nothing, went like this. i said "tornado", and at that time everything was hitting. >> we are in it now. >> drivers suddenly swallowed by black clouds. >> we are pulling over here. >> we need to back up.

>> yes. >> central arkansas was hit hard. suburban towns north of little rock. overnight rescuers scrambled in the dark, digging through acres of debris, searching for survivors. in cars along interstate 40 rescuers tried to pull out people. many escaped with their lives, but little else. >> early warnings likely saved phil and his family. >> lucky we had enough warping to get in the -- warning to get in the heidi hole. it went over the top of us. >> by dawn the pain had become clear. 80 miles of devastation, entire neighbourhoods levelled. >> we had no warning or anything much it came out of nowhere. >> especially difficult for people in bol ownia, arkansas, reeling from a tornado three years ago that killed four. >> the sad thing is that there's

a lot of homes hit this time and demolished and were the same homes built from the last tornado. >> the last tornado was in 2011. it was an ef2. this one appears more powerful. >> it's a long road ahead for these people. thank you, jonathan betz. the n.b.a. is preparing to make a decision on the fate of l.a. clippers owner donald sterling. the team is in l.a. getting ready for a play-off. they will not practice. if you missed the comments allegedly made by the billionaire opener, here is a taste: >> ross shimabuku joins us for the latest.

it's as shocking as the first time we heard the comments. >> unchartered territory. the l.a. clippers decided to cancel the practice because doc rivers said his team needed to breathe. is number of sponsors ended or suspended relationships with the clippers. the league rescheduled a press commence for tomorrow at 2:00 pm eastern, to announce their findings on the investigation of donald sterling. what type of punishment or suspicions will be handed down. new n.b.a. commissioner adam silver is facing his first major crisis. he's in a delegate position. technically he works for the owners of the league. they are trying to verify the voice and if doctored in any way. here is another cliff of the racist comments:

>> l.a. clippers coach doc rivers declined an opportunity to speak with donald sterling, because doc believes that donald sterling said those things. he refused to use it as an excuse when the clippers were blown out by the warriors. >> when the game starts there's no excuse to play like we did. it's my fault. it really is. i have to do a better job, whatever the distractions, i have to do a better job. i didn't do my job tonight. i took that personally. we are going home now. usually that would mean we are going to our safe hach. i don't know if that's true, to be honest.

>> coach es, fans, sponsors and the president of the united states is in disbelief. before the game magic johnson, mentioned in the tapes, climbed in with his thoughts. >> he shouldn't open a team and say "i don't want to own a team", especially when you have african-americans representing his apartments, coming to the games and coaching for him. it's bad for everybody, and bad for ma america. i'm spat about it. >> a lot are angry. we are yet to hear from donald sterling. game 5 is in l.a., there are planned protests before the game. >> so much ahead. the controversy leaves the naacp in an awkward spot. they were set to honour donald sterling, here is a newspaper ad. we'll get rehabilitation from

the naacp coming up later. more action against russia for its role in the crisis in ukraine. sanctions were imposed on 17 companies with ties to vladimir putin's inner circle and moved to freeze items that could help the russian ministry. peter sharp has more from moscow. >> reporter: all the latest names and companies have strong links to vladimir putin as the u.s. tries to up the pressure on the russian leader by hitting those close to him. deputy prime minister, in charge of planning the country olympics. the boss of state-owned oil giant rosneft and the man in charge of ros tech, the technology state corporation. they will join others close to putin on the sanctions list, like the president's chief of staff. billon air gas trader who said he felt honoured to be punished

by washington. the west says sanctions have already had an impact by scaring investors into pulling $65 billion out of the economy. this year the key stock index has been down by about 15%. russia's currency, the ruble lost 9% of its value since jan. >> washington said it would deny export licences for high-tech equipment that could be of use to the russian military. in the british parliament frelentry promise -- foreign secretary william hague prom used further sanctions with another 15 high-ranking officials targeted. >> increasing the scope of sanctions placed on russia is the right response to the failure to implement the geneva agreement and destabilization of eastern ukraine. >> the kremlin said the sanctions would not go unanswered, and the response painful to washington. >> reporter: this latest set of

sanctions is unlikely to cause the creme lip much pain -- kremlin much pain. it knows that laying down the road there are more far-reaching sanctions hitting energy, banking and defense. these would have a serious effect on the russian economy. . pro-russian act visits seized more buildings in eastern ukraine. hundreds of people attacked a pro-ukraine rally. the mayor of ukraine's second-largest city was shot and wounded. more from eastern ukraine. >> it's becoming a mission for the pro-russian defense unit. the target was the local council building. the police station next to it is also under their control. >> translation: right now the government in kiev are the puppets of the americans. we are defending our people.

we are the peaceful people. they are the ones that broke the truce. we have not started a conflict. >> here, like elsewhere, they met no resistance. with the help of supporters, the pro-russian position was fortified. first the sandbags, then the tyres, and finally concrete blocks. >> once the barricades are up. it's difficult to see how the ukrainian government will retake control of the building. it seems it's losing ground in the east by the day. this person came to the council in the morning to do paperwork. >> translation: i supported the protest in kiev, not when it got violent. they should stop calling us criminals. they are belittling the government and say russia is our enemy. they have to stop. there's no rule of law in ukraine. it's scary.

>> if this take over was peaceful the crisis is taking its toll elsewhere. a tv building was seized in the regional capital of donetsk on sunday. protesters demanded russian state tv be put on air. in another city a pro-russian mayor and a supporter of united ukraine was shot through the back whilst out jogging. he's in critical condition. the little men in green, as they call them here, vow to continue extending their presence throughout the east. if there was hope that the geneva convention could be implemented, it's all but gone. more coming up today - sanction, and the impact. join us for our special - russia, follow the money at 8:30 eastern, 5:30 pacific." >> president obama is about to return to the u.s. after an 8-day trip. earlier the president was a guest of honour at a state

dinner in the philippines. he signed a security agreement giving the u.s. military greater access to bases there. before he leaves the president will lay a wreath at the manila-american cemetery, with the largest number of graves from fallen u.s. personnel from world war ii. >> how's majority leader eric cantor is demanding secretary of state john kerry apologise to israel. on sunday he made comment likeling the jewish state to the apartheid regime. >> reporter: explosive remarks by secretary of state john kerry exposing the united states government's growing frustration with stalled talks between the israelis and palestinians. in a leaked recording from a meeting with foreign dignitaries kerry says israel risks becoming an apartheid state in the peace process fails, saying:.

>> his comments have israelis fuming. the former israeli ambassador to canada alan baker says john kerry acted irresponsibly. >> anyone that genuinely understands what apartheid is wouldn't make such a comment. coming from the secretary of state of the united states, it shows a considerable amount of ignorance. >> palestinians say the proof is on the ground as illegal israeli settlements carve out land that is supposed to be part of a future palestine state. as they are subjected to more and more limitations. >> the separation wall behind me is a symbol for the divisions betweenest railies and the palestinians. an instruct -- between israelis and palestinians. it's an area that is credited with stopping suicide attacks. but has been named the apartheid

wall from palestinians, who say it further isolated them. palestinians officials welcomed the statements saying israelis should take most. >> the u.s. and john kerry care more about israelis future that the israelis government, that is preparing for a one-state solution in which israel is seen as an apartheid state. >> each side blames the other, kerry says he could draw up his own solution in washington, in which case he says the israelis and palestinians will have to - in his words - take it or leave it. in a statement released earlier today house leader eric cantor said this:. >> he went on to say that president obama rejected the use of the firm apartheid in the

past. the white house has not responded. a sitting united states congressman turned himself in to the federal bureau of investigation. the charms from michael grimm -- charges from michael grimm and the responses were his team coming up in politics. ricing prices is making -- rising prices is making it difficult for americans to put difficult for americans to put food on the table. if i told you that a free ten-second test

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comcast business built for business. >> welcome back. republican congressman michael grimm indicted by federal prosecutors today in new york. and faces 20 criminal counts stemming from a restaurant business he operated before entering congress in 2011. we have more today of the politics. 10 years ago michael grimm worked for the fbi has a fraud investigators. he turned himself in to the fbi for processing as federal prosecutors announced charms, including wire fraud, mail fraud, perjury and obstruction much justice. >> when michael grimm brought someone else on board to manage the day to day operations of the restaurant. he did not stop the off the books payments, conform the filings to the law - instead he

became a fraud instructor. >> prosecutors allege that in running his manhattan restaurant he hid more than $1 million from the irs and paying workers hundreds of thousands off the books to avoid paying other taxes. according to an indictment he lied about it all. the lawmakers attorney denied michael grimm violated laws and said he would be n vindicated. he's a moderate republican representing parts of the brooklyn and stantin island. latest fund-raising data shows donors appear to be on the side lines waiting for the field to take shape after the midterms. dozens of wall street directors said their preference list is jed bush, or embattled governor chris christie, or democrat hillary clinton. the financial executives consider clinton a familiar face given her time as a new york senator and has relatively not

raid views on taxation and vg regulation. a top lawyer told pollitt coe if it turns out to be jed versus hilary, we'd love that: . >> a nightmare for wall street, that's what supporters of paul cruz and warren say they love about their candidates. the new york publishing world are joiging act -- joining activists comparing elizabeth warren and hillary clinton. warren's title is aspirational. hinting at a world where power is shared equally. hillary clinton has a book called "hard choices", convoying a world in which the ideal and conservative clash and progress slow. prague matrix versus idea yolism

welcome to the battle for the 2016 democratic presidential nomination. >> in the 2014 midterm election. there are a lot of ads featuring candidates shooting or carrying guns. john stone is running a campaign add that goes a step further. watch. >> my forefather used a canon like this to fight the british in savannah and win us a constitution. as the only licensed firearms dealer in america running for congress, i'm willing to do the statement. >> that's right, john stoep and his canon are ready to go. it may work in the primary with the tea party voters, but could backfire in the general election given the district lanes to the democrats. anyway, that is today's power poll techs. >> back fire. microsoft is warning viewers to be careful when using its web

browser. a security patch can allow someone to take control of the computer if the user clicks op a link. microsoft is aware of the flaw and is working on a fix. the cost of the food and other basic items is rising. for most, how much they earn is not going up. meaning many american families are forced to make tough choices patty culhane has more. >> if you want to know what the rising cost of the food means in the u.s., ask sharon white. she was buying the cheapest goods on the shelf. it was not enough to feed her two children and grandson. to do that she had to get a second job to supplement her $25,000 a year salary. >> it's pretty bad. i work at the school with the children as a teachers aid. and then i work in a fast food restaurant. >> she is one of millions of americans who can't remember the

last time they got a raise. during the recession wages fell for 70% of those in the country. the price of everything is getting expensive. beef hit a high, up 56% since 2010. eggs jumped 6%, milk up 2.5% since last year. apples - up pore than 4% much -- more than 4%. that is the beginning for fruit prices expected to sky rocket in the coming months because of a draught in california. the drought in 2012 is beyond the prices and severe weather could have a big impact on the cost of food world eyed. >> planting could be late, meaning shorter growing seasons, less output and higher prices for big commodities in the fall. that is what can have a big swing at international prices when we look at the big five commodity crops.

>> that has the participation to impact billions. what it means for sharon... . >> i have been trying to save for a car. i can't do that. i'm balancing money from savings to checking. my checks - so they won't bounce. >> more walking, more working, and a lot more worrying. l.a. clippers owner donald sterling is getting a lot of attention in the last few days for racist comments attributed to him. this is not the first time he made controversial statements about minorities. that is next. and the moment crews rescued the captain of the south korean ferry as his boat sank with 300 people on board.

[ ♪ music ] welcome back. donald sterling is facing a mountain of criticism and anger over racist comments he allegedly made, caught on tape. the n.c.a.a. p will turn over all donations and is cancelling a life-time achievement award he was supposed to achieve next month. we look into that part of the story that caught a lot of people offguard. >> it has. donald sterling's history is public and has a reputation for making racist remarks and has been accused of discrimination in his rental properties. until today he was supposed to achieve a life-time achievement reward. >> reporter: the man crit. >> call the worst owner in sports has a history of giving and offending. >> there's a parm, economic and -- personal, economic and social price that mr sterling must pay for attempts to turn back the clock on race relations. >> the naacp said it would no

longer give donald sterling a life-time award, which it had just promoted and found itself having to defend. >> he has contributed to a lot of minorities over the years, ip cluing the naacp. >> donald sterling made his money in real estate, buying the l.a. clippers in 1981 for a reported $12.5 million. accusations of racial discrimination overshadow his team. the justice department sued him for refusing to rent to african-americans and non-cory. it was settled for $3 million. the former general manager sued, accusing donald sterling of having a plantation mentality, preferring to field a team of poor black boys from the south playing for a white couch.

it was unsuccessful. >> he was to receive a reward for donating 3,000 seats. critics say he was trying to fill empty seats for his struggling team. the naacp expects him to prove he's not a racist. >> if these statements are not who donald sterling is, he should spend a sufficient amount of time necessary in the african american community to prove that he is not the person those words portray him to be. >> donald sterling's foundation gave millions in grants including to african american leaders such as the president's of l.a.'s black business association. we reached out to some of those individuals but did not get a response. the naacp want to sit with donald sterling and see what he has to say. >> joining me for more is sports journalist gerald max. thank you for your type of. the commissioner who hasn't been

on the job that long, speaking again tomorrow. what should he say, what can he say? >> adam silver has several n.b.a. owners who essentially he works for. >> there are 5 other, aside from donald sterling, who know a lot about donald sterling, about anyone that has been in the no-has. about a man that may be a certified racist. >> how do you get rid of someone, an embarrassment to the league. the n.b.a. is a million dollar global organization. there's something called article 35, part of the n.b.a., which may allow the commissioner to seek a fine or suspension, but not to oust him. it's not going to be an easy process. however, donald sterling is the most unpopular man in america today, and that is not going to change. >> what responsibility do the owners play in this. as you just said, they have known who he is for quite some

time. what responsibility, what moral responsibility do the owners play in this. >> i think on my side i'm thinking there has to be fear of owners, what does donald sterling know about me that allowed openers to not speak up that truthfully 29 other openers should have been jumping up and down saying this guy should not be a member of our fraternity so to speak. i don't know whether they will. there's, again, billions of dollars on the table. and players have played for donald sterling, cashing his checks for a long time. many knowing this man is a racist. we once had an owner in mainlying scror league baseball. marge schott and she agreed to sell her share of the cincinnati reds after being suspended for a third time. whether they can do it through

n.b.a. or circumvent the law, they'll get donald sterling out, he's an improvement to the league and organization, and to americans as we look and say how is this exclusive job held by this person. but something that legend kareem wrote saying "we have known about this for a long time. there should be outcry - i agree - how did it take this lopping for somebody to -- long for somebody to record someone on tape, essentially in today's world where we have a gotcha game, they got him. we have known about donald sterling, where is the outcry on an every day basis. >> there are probably other donald stirlings that we have not heard about. if it comes down to any, virgin america, red bull, in the list they may continue to grow. may it come council to the fact

that other businesses will say regardless of the morality, it's bad for business. i don't think it matters. adam silver, this will be his first tough job as the n.b.a. commissioner. i think a 6-year-old can look at this and say there's something wrong here. and i think commonsense will prevail. from the money side, i don't know how much exactly donald sterling is worth. he just turned 80. he has more money than probably all of us combined, and you have to wonder what does - what does this mean to donald sterling. he's an 80-year-old man, and we discount the words of children between the age of, say, infancy and six or seven orate of the at what -- or eight. at what point do we look at older folks who make comments that some turn their heads at. i think donald sterling is guilty of being a race of the. exposed as being a racist and there's no blahs for him in the n.b.a.

>> can you expound what you say about age one more time? >> donald sterling just turned 80. we think of our own families. i think of different family gatherings of my own, where people who are a little older act inappropriately and will say... . >> there's inappropriateness and racism. >> there's no excuse in what he did. >> and acting out on racism, which we know is what he did, because he's been sued for it. that's not about aim. >> it's not and people who are 80 years old and older have done wonderful things. i'm not excusing it, because what he did was disgusting. i would have been surprised if it was from someone that was 50. to me, i start thinking where do you get off thinking you can say this. maybe he doesn't care, he's close to the end. he made millions, maybe he figures no one will tell him what he can and can't say.

he had no fact sharing what he feels about the african american players. >> and has no problem acting on it. sports journalist - thank you very much. a day of unprecedented action in egypt. a court sentencing 680 to death, among them the muslim brotherhood spiritual leader who says he'll continue to fight for his cause. the united states says the verted ict is illogical and sets a dangerous precedent. we have the details. relatives in shock moments after the verdict was announced. heavy security deployed outside the court building where egyptian-presiding judge convicted 683 supporters of the outlawed muslim brotherhood to death.

including the group's leader. the muslim brotherhood is a conservative group to which former president mohamed mursi belongs. the defendants sentenced on monday are accused of inciting violence, attacking a police station, killing a policeman in southern egypt. the attack happened last august after security forces carried out raids on two large antimilitary protest sites in cairo. hundreds were killed, leading to riots in other parts of the country. monday's ruling representing the largest number to be sentenced to death by a court in egypt. setting a world record. >> it's the scale and lack of due process. we have documented, you know, the trial referred to for the 529. it was carried over incredibly fast. we have information that current

trial, the one for the 683 today was also conducted in this span of a single substantive session. >> he sentenced in march 5, '28 supports of the deposed president to death in less than two hours. most of the defendants were not present in court. they were accused of killing one plif, seizing -- police officer, seizing government weapons and damning property when a police station was attacked last august. >> that ruling in march was overturned on monday. commuting most of the death sentences to life in prison, and upholding the death penalty for 37 defendants. the mass death sentences sparked outrage worldwide. riot groups and governments expressed concerns over the fairness of the proceedings. in australia officials are

calling off the aerial search for malaysia airlines flight mh370. prime minister tony abbott said it's unlikely any aircraft debris will be found on the surface of the ocean. researchers believe any debris would have sunk. they'll expand the underwater search area. the passenger jet disappeared on march 8th with 239 on board. south sudan rebels and deposit are sitting for peace talks to end more than four months of violence. international mediators are overseeing the negotiations in ooeth , after -- ethiopia after weeks of delays. both are accused of committing atrocities. rebels recently are said to have killed hundreds in bentiu. tens of thousands fled their home, 80,000 are living in makeshift camps at u.s. bases. in south korea, video released by the coast guard shows the moment the doomed ferry's captain fled the vessel.

captain le joon-seok and his crew were arrested after escaping while passengers were told to stay in their cabin. the country's prime minister resigned, apologising for how the recovery has been handled. the death toll is at least 187, more than 100 are missing. in poland 10,000 marched at the auschwitz nazi death camp to mark the holocausts nazi death day. it covered two sections. the memorial focussed on 400,000 jews killed. there was 2 minutes of the silence, but the actions are hollow because israel failed to help tens of thousands of holl caused survivors. >> reporter: each witnessed the 20th century's darkest days. each survived. each says their struggle is not over. >> 140 faces that i hope people

will never forget. and together, as a group of 140 survivors, yes, i think it's powerful enough to make a change, maybe. >> half a million holl caused survivors alive, 200,000 live inest rail. they struggle -- inisrael. they struggle for dignity and respect in a state created as a safe haven. >> they survived the holocaust. they need to be survivors. >> under the picture a caption details how they fight the government for stipened or gip up on getting the help that the state owes them. >> there's many bureaucracy problems with the government. they are very, very proud. >> she is sad. she lost her husband the year before this photograph. she feels lonely. >> i see a man that is trying to

overcome difficult era in his life. and because he doesn't like, you know, to talk about it, so he puts it on paper. very powerful. >> 89-year-old man is a painter, and the granddaughter of a survivor was a mousse and photographer. >> i suffer so much that i won't feel. >> he grew up in romania where 200,000 jews were slaughtered, but survived in a labour camp like the ones in his paintings. >> they put surround and say stand up, don't move. if you move, i kill you. the suffering was terrible. three years. you are not yourself. >> he arrived in israel excited,

feeling like he was home. he game a famous painter. 70 years later the government abandoned him. >> if you are honest, you don't get nothing. nothing. >> in response to that anger, the israeli government afoundsed this week -- announced this week it would increase medical care, pensions and hand down 300 million. for the people behind the exhibition, they say that improvement must be followed by more, before it's too late. >> we are giving them voice, visibility, because we believe it's like the last chance. it's a generation that's fading away. a utah mother charged with murder for killing six newborns, that story and others. 39-year-old megan huntsman

was charged with six counts of first degree murder. she's accused of killing her newborn children over a 10-year span, their bodies found wrapped in shirts, towels and stuffed in boxes in the garage of her former home. she admitted to strappingling or suffocating the -- strangling or suf gaiting the babies after they were born. >> in new mexico, officers started special classes. protests occurred in albuquerque after many deaths by police much the u.s. justice department began community meetings on findings of excessive force within the a.p. d. in michigan, the bankruptcy process may be a step closer to a res clugs. a tentative deal has been announced on a 5-year collective bargaining agreement. detroit plans to get out of bankruptcy by the fall.

>> in connecticut paul syme job and his wife were arraigned. the couple was arrested over the weekend after police were called to their home regarding a family dispute that 12-time grammy award winner and his wife were charged with disorderly conduct. police did not give details about what sparked the incident. it was a high profile case. >> coming up, engineers at google say they have made improvements to self-driving cars, and how you could soon see them on city streets. vé

an update to the top story. the arkansas governor's office confirmed a 15th fatality from a tornado that struck sunday. it came from faulkner country.

the tornado left behind an 80 mile path of destruction, flattening roads, homes, cars. this is the deadliest tornado arkansas has seen in 17 years. two other people were killed and in two other states. ohio will increase the dosage of lethal injection drugs used to put condemned inmates to death. the state is boosting the amount of 2-drug combinations after concerns raised at the last execution in january. maguire appeared to gasp for air and cop as a resulted. officials say he was not conscious. >> researchers found 4% of people sentenced to death are innocent and half never exonerated. we talk to an inmate freed from death row in texas. >> hello.

my name is anthony gray. i'm on death row. this is - this is my typewriter. there are people on death row that are actually innocent. i'm one of them. >> reporter: anthony says during his 18.5 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, it was his letters that kept him sane. >> i wrote hundreds of thousands of letters to any and everybody, asking them please help me save my life. >> he was sentenced to death for the 1992 murders of a family of # in somerville -- six in summerville texas. despite the recan takes of the prosecution witness, he was on death row. the days were filled with writing letters to attorneys, families and friends. the nights were filled with anguish.

>> silence can be really loud, very loud. a lot of the times at night all you hear is an eerie silence. that's it, eerie silence, and like that someone scream. i didn't think i could do it any more. you know. after - after two people had been executed today. then you got three more in the week coming. >> gray's execution was narrowly executed when appeals delayed the date. in 2010, a court overturned his conviction and prosecutors declared there was nothing connecting him to the crime, he regained his freedom. today he says part of his mind is behind prison walls, with many men with claims of innocence that have never been held. >> reporter: how many do you think are behind prison walls

with claims of innocence. >> many, i know, i was one. >> at the innocence project these bins contain 10,000 letters. 500 cases are on a waiting list. gray's attorney said after news of gray's exoneration spread her mailbox overflowed. they write to me "my daughters's name is nicole. i hope this is an omen that you'll investigate my case.". >> now, most letters are unanswered. >> it's heart-breaking. it is like searching for a needle in a haystack. i can't possibly do it. i can't read them all. i can't investigate them all. it would be a life-long project. i do have a full-time job that i have to do as well. >> i know the battle cry for

inmates that have lost their freedom is they are hoping. however, a situation does come up when a man is innocent. i hope and pray god guides me in writing this letter to test the hearts of those that care about justice for me. >> for now the words of one man are echoed in the letters of thousands, and the question that lingers - who, among them, may also be innocent. one step closer to self-driving cars. google showed footing proving robot cars are mastering situations that pop up on city streets, thanks to improved software. >> science and technology correspondent jacob ward is in san francisco. why in the world are self-driving cars a good idea? i'm keptal - others are -- skeptical - others are too. >> it's understandable. it

feels american, human to be in charge of where we drive. we are terrible drivers, you and i. we have a terrible instinct. we are distracted, we text, drink, and the - you know, auto accidents are the second leading cause of accidental death in the united states. it's an incredible real health danger and the logic here is if you had a road full of robot cars, estimates put the number at 90% fewer accidents, that's how many we would have if robots were behind the wheel. >> all right. i'm coming around. >> what are the kinks that need to be worked out. >> google's blog posted sites new abilities, avoiding bicycles, awarding instruction crews. the software can handle all kinds of situations that it couldn't deal with a couple of years ago. city streets are full of situations. a bike coming off the curb or a delivery van in a bike lane.

it has to be prepared for all of that. they say they are good at driving the streets of mountain view. the trouble is that this is five or so years away, you need to have no flaws in the system and driving is not a universal language. the software is not ready. >> thank you so much. coming up, a racist gesture at a soccer game. someone in the stands threw a banana on the field. the response is getting the buzz. details on that next.

thousands much people showing support after someone in the stands made a racist director towards a barcelona soccer player. that story is disturbing, but it takes a pivot. >> that's right. barcelona's dani alves didn't miss a beat when a tap threw a banana on a field during a game against villarreal.

take a look at the video. dani alves picks up the banana, takes a bite and continues with a kick. he said this conduct has been going on in spain for years. humour is the level way to handle racism in sport. all day today people have been posting images of themselves holding a banana, starting with one of his team-mates, neymar. you see him with his second holding a banana. it was written in portuguese, spanish and english. and another support are. an argentine soccer player, and a brazilian female soccer player: >> and barcelona won the game 3-2. the person that threw that banana was identified and banned from the stadium for life.

>> all right. so the point being racism is not funny. but we'll keep it moving. all right. >> that's right. >> good stuff. i'm richelle carey, "real money" with ali velshi is next. do keep it here. thank you very much for your the west cranks up the sanctions against russia, but i'm talking to a man who says america could kick in with military help for ukraine too. also oil and america's nay fwor the north. i'm looking at the controversy. plus there's a good chance your cable just changed. i'll have more on the wheeling and dealing. i'm ali velshi in los angeles, and this is "real money"